In re Informations under Migratory Bird Treaty Act
District Court, D. Montana
In the matter of applications for leave to file informations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
1Opinion of the Court
BOURQUIN, District Judge.
Ordinarily applications to file in-formations are granted as of course, but these invoking the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, §§ 8837a-8S37m) recollections of the “helldiver” case mentioned in the Yellowstone Bank Case (D. C.) 277 Fed. 71, and semi-apologetic manner of counsel, inspire scrutiny concerning propriety of the proposed prosecutions. In justice to counsel these are of that anomalous class of cases wherein, not the Department of Justice, but some bureau or other, is authorized to investigate and direct prosecutions, wherein counsel has…
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